
News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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NEW: A federal judge has given the Department of Justice one week to provide a redacted copy of the affidavit used to justify the FBI search of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence, saying he believes the affidavit should be partially released. https://t.co/4vSuEerbRm
— NPR (@NPR) August 18, 2022
Allen Weisselberg, the former CFO of the Trump Organization, has pleaded guilty for his role in a 15-year-long tax fraud scheme and has agreed to testify against the company at trial https://t.co/m2tLD6WPKf
— CNN (@CNN) August 18, 2022
State Department spokesman Ned Price says U.S. is “deeply concerned” about Russian control of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) August 18, 2022
“The United States condemns, in the strongest terms, Russia’s reckless disregard for nuclear safety and security.” https://t.co/h3SNnetYm1 pic.twitter.com/SHX4gtWeZw
Estonia's foreign minister on Thursday defended his country's decision to bar Russian tourists, saying they are shirking their "moral responsibility" to stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime and its "genocidal war" in Ukraine. https://t.co/c1N3QiAmMk
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 18, 2022
A man who says he was at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, but has not been arrested, has been filming himself harassing officers who fought off the mob that day. https://t.co/NNkuhP0NPf
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 18, 2022
A Utah high school athletics association secretly investigated a female athlete — without telling her or her parents — after receiving complaints from the parents of two girls she had defeated in competition questioning whether the girl was transgender. https://t.co/URMXABwPDC
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 18, 2022
COVID increases risks of brain fog and dementia 2 years on from infection, study suggests https://t.co/mWC2UfiK5b
— Axios (@axios) August 18, 2022
The US accelerates its monkeypox response effort with 1.8 million more vaccine doses and other steps as demand grows for shots and treatmentshttps://t.co/lfOHRHTVLm
— CNN (@CNN) August 18, 2022
“Today marks the start of a new day in our fight to end the opioid epidemic.”
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 18, 2022
A Cleveland judge awards $650 million in damages to two Ohio counties that sued CVS, Walgreens and Walmart over the way the chains distributed opioids to their communities. https://t.co/oxirumlL8r
Federal judge halts part of Florida's "Stop WOKE Act" https://t.co/rkSkCpM2jy
— Axios (@axios) August 18, 2022
Another set of human remains were found in Lake Mead near Las Vegas, the second time this month that remains have been found in the country's largest reservoir, officials say. https://t.co/kFaAClsrf9
— ABC News (@ABC) August 18, 2022
A sudden rainstorm in western China triggered a landslide that diverted a river and caused flash flooding in populated areas, killing at least 16 people and leaving 18 others missing. https://t.co/aEmOJMB75j
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 18, 2022